Tumbler washing and rinsing machine.



G. H. HUTAFF.

' TUMBLER WASHING AND RINSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 10, 19H.-

1,153,228. Patented Sept. 14,- 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO WASHJNQTON, D4 c.

G. H. HUTAFF.

TU MBLER WASHING AND RINSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 10, 1911.

1,153,228.. Patentd Sept. 14, 1915.

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run sra'rns "PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. 11mm, orwimviriveroiv, NORTH cARo INA.

To all whom it may concern; 7 V j Be it known thatI, GEoRGEl-I. HUTAFF, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Wilmington, in the county of New Hanover.

readily adaptable for operation upontum blers and the like of various sizes and forms.

These and other objects of the invention, together with means whereby the same may be carried into effect, will best be understood from the following description of one form or embodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings. It will'be understood, however, that the construction described and shown has been chosen for illustrative purposes merely, and that the invention may be embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is alongitudinal vertical section of the machine. Fig.2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is an end elevation. Fig. 4 is an enlarged end view of one of the tumbler carrying arms. Fig. 5 is a side view thereof partly broken away.

For convenience of description the articles upon which the machine is designed to op erate are herein referred to as tumblers. It will be obvious, however, that the machine will be equally useful for the purpose of washing other wide mounted articles,

such, for example, as cans, jars, cups,etc., and the term tumbler as herein used is to be understood to include such other articles of like character.

The machine comprises a tank A, preferably of cylindrical form andsupported in stationary position upon suitable frame members B. Said tank is divided by a partition G into two compartments, namely, a

soaking or washing compartment A and a rinsing compartment A each of said compartments having an open top closed by'a suitable cover D. Each compartment is provided at the bottom with a draincock E Specification of Letters Patent. .epplieationfiled October 10, 1911. Serial No. 653,882.

TUMBLEB WASHING AND Rnvsme MACHINE.

above the bottom with an outlet F preferably provided witha cock G.

J ournaled in the frame. members B and in the end Walls and partition C ofthe tank A, and pass ng through both of the compartments A and A is a hollow rotary shaft H. Said shaft may be provided with any suitable means for rotating the same, elther by hand or by power, such means be ing indicated in the construction shown by the gear J. ;The shaft H is provided within both of the compartments A and A with a plurality of hollow radial arms 25, said .arms communicating at their inner ends with the hollow interior of the shaft H and being open at their outer ends. The arms 25 extend into proximity to a cylindrical guide wall which, 1n the construction shown, is

the outer wall ofthe tank. Adjacent the point where the shaft H passes through the partition C said shaft is provided with a valveK.

L denotes a water or other fluid supply pipe connected with the shaft H by a swivel coupling M.

' At their outer ends the arms 6 are pro- Patented Sept. 14, 1915 vided with tumbler holding devices comprising rings .9 supported by arms y from collars 'w slidable on the arms I? so as to be movable in and out'thereon or removable therefrom, said collars being held in adjusted position on said arms by set screws v. Two rings 8 are preferably provided on each of the arms 25, arranged to engage the tumbler, adjacent the top and bottom, respectively. The rings .9 are readily detachable from the arms 6 in order to permit the substitution of other rings of different sizes and are adjust-able in and out uponsaid arms. By this,arrangement it will be seen that the tumbler holding devices may be made to accommodate tumblers varying considerably in form and size.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The drain cocks Eare closed and the cocks G, at least that corresponding to the compartment A opened. The valve K- is ordinarily closed and-the compartment A? filled with a suitable washing solution or disinfectant. Clear water or other rinsing fluid from a suitable source of supply enters the interior of the shaft H through the pipe L and joint M and passes through the arms 25 to the compartment A from which it overflows through the outlet F. The shaft H is then slowly rotated. As the outer ends the rinsing compartment'A of the arms t come opposite the open top of the compartment A the tumblers are placed thereon and are carried thereby through the solution in said compartment, said tumblers being retained on said arms, When said arms are below the axis of the shaft, by engagement' With the cylindrical guide Walls of the tank. After the tumblershave been sufii ciently cleansed by the solution in the compartmentcA they a are removed from the arms t in'this compartment and placed in a correspondingmanner upon the arms 6 in During the passage of the'tumblers throughthis compartment the Water issuingfrom the'ends of the arms t continuously enters and flows from the tumblers into the tank, and by reason of the fact-that the outlet F'is above the bottom of the tank a considerable body of Water Will be retained in the compartment A so that the tumblers Will be thoroughly rinsed-both inside and out in continuously running Water. V

Ifdesircd the valve Copies (if this patent may be obtained for K may be opened and both compartments used With running water as above described in connection with the compartment A Having thus described my invention I Claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

In a machine for Washing tumblers and the like, in combination, a tank having 'a circular guide Wall, ahorizontal rotary shaft Within said tank and arranged longitudinally thereof, hollow radial arms extending from said shaft into proximity to said Wall, and a plurality of tumbler holding and positioning rings secured to each of said arms adjacent the outer ends thereof and independently adjustable thereon, said rings being spaced apart from each other so as to fit Within a tumbler at separated points.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

GEO. H. HUTAFF.

Witnesses:

- W. J. HUTAFF,

R. A. CROMWELL.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. O. 

